Water-motor.



A. W. BREIDING.

WATER MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1907.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

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ALBERT W. BREIDING, or STERLING, ILLINOIS.

WATER-MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

Application filed June 20, 1907. Serial No. 379,898.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT W. BREIDING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sterling, in the county of VVhiteside and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water-Motors;

and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has reference to water motors, and is especially adaptedfor use in the operation of machines for manufacturing gas fromhydro-carbons.

By the use of my device in connection with a vertically operatingaerometer and a supply of water under pressure, the action of suchaerometer can be rendered automatic.

The construction and operation of the mechanical devices employed in myinvention will more fully appear in the following specification,reference being had to the drawings accompanying the same, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an aerometer equipped with my device,with some parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a vertical sec tion, centrally ofthe aerometer. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section, centrally ofthe cylinder 12. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail, showing the lever 34 andappurtenant parts. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail, showing the free end ofthe lever 34, in plan.

Similar numbers refer to corresponding parts throughout the severalfigures.

1 represents the water tank of an aerometer, supported on a frame 2, and3 is a bell, adapted to move telescopically within the tank 1. Supportedupon the bell 3 is a pan or receptacle 4, which can be filled with sandor other weighty material.

Mounted within the tank 1, centrally thereof, is a cylinder 5, withinwhich is a piston 6, on the lower end of a rod 7, extending upwardlythrough a cap 5*- on the cylinder, and adapted to engage a socket 3 inthe lower face of the top of the bell 3. At the lower end of thecylinder 5 is a pipe 8, through which a stream of water may beintroduced into the cylinder under pressure, to raise the piston 6, andwith it the bell 3.

By means of a pipe 9 air is admitted to the bell 3, and the return ofthe air through such pipe is prevented by a float valve 10, 011 the endof the pipe 9. 10 is an outlet pipe, which permits the passage of theair in the bell 3 to the carbureting devices of the machine.

Fixed to the frame 2 is a plate 11, to which is secured a small cylinder12, which is provided with a central chamber 13, and two end chambers 14and 15 communicating with said central chamber. Extending through thecylinder 12, centrally thereof, is a valve-stem 16, upon which is fixed,within the chamber 14, a valve 17, adapted to close upon a seat 18, andprevent communication between the compartments 13 and 14. The end of thevalve-stem extends into a recess 19 in the end of the cylinder, and thevalve 17 is held normally against its seat by means of a coiled spring20, held on the valve-stem 16 between the valve and end of the cylinder.

21 is the end of an inlet pipe by means of which water or other liquidunder pressure can be introduced into the chamber 14.

Loosely supported upon the valve-stem 16, within the chamber 15, is avalve 22, adj acent to which is a button 23, formed of rubber or otherelastic material, and also loosely held upon the stem 16. A plunger 24has longitudinal play in that end of the cylinder 12 adjacent to thechamber 15, and is .provided on its inner end with a disk 25,

which contacts the button 23, and upon pressure being applied to theouter end of the plunger 24, as hereinafter set forth, the valve 22 isforced against a valve-seat 26, preventing communication between thecompartments 13 and 15. The stem 16 is provided with a shoulder 27, adjacent to the face of the valve 22, which serves to hold such valve awayfrom its seat when the valve 17 is seated. hen the valve 22 is forcedagainst its seat by the action of the plunger 24 the contact of thevalve with the shoulder 27 gives to the valve-stem 16 sufficientmovement to open the valve 17. The valve-stem 16 is permitted a limitedamount of play within the plunger 24 by means of a recess 28 in the endof such plunger. WVhen the valve 22 is closed and the compartment 13filled with water under a moderate degree of pressure, the force of thedisk 25 exerted upon the valve through the button 23 is sufiicient tohold such valve against its seat, but under an increased amount of waterpressure there is a tendency to slightly open the valve 22, and permitescape of the water therethrough. This is prevented by reason of theplunger 24 contacting the end of the valve stem 16, and holding itpositively in position, with the valve 17 open.

29 represents the end of an outlet or exhaust pipe communicating withthe chamber 15. The compartment 13 is provided inits rear wall with anopening 30, with which the pipe 8 connects. Communication between thechamber 13 and cylinder 5 is thereby provided. The compartment 14 may beprovided with an air chamber 31, supported above the same andcommunicating there with, if desired.

The operation of the valve mechanism is as follows: The pipe 21 isconnected with a source of supply of water under pressure, such as maybe obtained from city service pipes, and by the operation of the plunger24 inwardly the valve 17 is opened to admit the current of water to thecompartment 13. The same operation of the plunger serves to close thevalve 22, compelling the stream to pass out of the opening 30, throughthe pipe 8 to the cylinder 5, raising the piston 6 and bell 3. WVhen thedesired elevation of the bell: has been attained the movement of theplunger 24 is reversed, in a manner hereinafter described, closing thevalve 17 and opening the valve 22. The entrance of the water to thecylinder 12 is thus interrupted, and the water which has been forcedinto the cylinder 5 returns through the pipe 8 and chamber 13 to thecompartment 15, from which it discharges through the pipe 29.

The means of operation of the plunger 24 are as follows: Secured to theupper edge of the bell 3 is a rod 32, provided at its lower end with anenlarged portion 33. Fulcrumed on the plate 11, as at a, is a lever 34,having in one end an elongated opening 35 through which the rod 32passes. The short end of the lever 34 is in proximity to the end of theplunger 24, and interposed between such lever and plunger is a cam 36,pivoted to the plate 11 as at b, and provided with a recess 37, which isnormally engaged by the end of the lever 34.

Fulcrumed on an extension of the plate 11, as at c, is a lever 38, theshort end of which is provided with a recess 39, which normally engagesa lug 40 on the inner face of the lever 34, and. holds such lever inelevated position, as shown in Fig. 1. The lever 38 also has aprojecting arm 41, to the end of which is attached a weight 42, by meansof which accidental release of the lug 40 is precluded. To the long endof the lever 38 is secured the lower end of a rod 43, the upper end ofwhich loosely engages the rod 32. 32, above the end of the rod Fixed tothe rod 43, is a clip 44, by means of a set-screw 45, and to the lowerend of the rod 32 is secured a clip 46, by means of a set-screw 47.

Supported on the long end of the lever 34 is a weight 48, perforatedlongitudinally to permit the passage of the rod 32, and to the short endof the lever 34 is attached a.

weight 49. Fixed to the frame 2 is a stop 50, which limits thedownwardmovement of the lever 34.

As shown in Fig. 1 the bell 3 is nearing the end of its downwardmovement. As it continues to descend the clip 44 comes in contact withthe rod 43, forcing the same downwardly and releasing the lug 40 fromengagement with the lever 38. This permits the lever 34 to be forced ahorizontal position by the weight 48, the short end of the lever 34throwing the cam 36 against the end of the plunger 24, and then forcingsuch plunger inwardly to admit a column of water to the cylinder 5, ashereinbefore set fortln The raising of the hell 3 which resultstherefrom also moves the rod 32 upwardly, dis-engaging the clip 44 fromthe rod 43 and freeing the lever 38. As the rod 32 continues to moveupwardly the enlarged portion 33 thereof passes through the opening 35in the lever 34, and carries upwardly with it the weight 48, as shown inFig. 4. hen the bell 3 has nearly reached the end of its upward movementthe clip 46 comes in contact with the lever 34, disengaging the shortend thereof, and permitting it to drop downwardly into the recess 37,releasing the plunger 24, and shutting off the supply of water to thecylinder 5.

It is desired to have the lever 34 act promptly, both in causing theinward movement of the plunger 24 and in releasing the same. Thefirst-named result is attained by means of the weight 48, which forcesthe long end of the lever quickly downward the instant the lug 40 isreleased by the lever 38. The return of the lever 34 to its usualposition, as shown in Fig. 1, is as quickly accomplished by the actionof the weight 49, the weight 48 having been first elevated to a positionabove the end of the lever, as before mentioned, and shown in Fig. 4. Bymeans of the recess 37 in the cam 36, such cam is permitted to dropquickly away from the end of the plunger 24 as soon as the shortend ofthe lever 34 commences to move downwardly. It is obvious that this willre sult in an operation of the plunger 24 which instantly admits theforce of the water. to the cylinder 5 when the bell 3 is at the end ofits downward movement, and as quickly shuts off the supply of water whena desired downwardly into height has been attained by the bell in itsupward movement.

In the upwardmovement of the bell 3 a supply of air is drawn into suchbell through the pipe 9, and in the downward movement thereof suchsupply of air is forced out through the pipe 10 to the carburetingdevices.

Upon the discharge of the water from the cylinder 5, the piston 6immediately descends, so as to interfere in no way with the subsequentdownward movement of the bell 3.

The extent of movement of the hell 3 downwardly can be regulated byadjustment of the clip 44 upon the rod 32, and the upward movement ofsuch bell can be similarly controlled by adjustment of the clip 46 onthe lower end of the rod 32.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, is:

1. A device of the class named, comprising a cylinder; a centralcompartment therein, provided in one of its walls with an openingpermitting the passage of a body of water from such compartment and thereturn of such water thereto; an inlet chamber, con'nnunicating withsaid central compartment; an outlet chamber, also commu nicating withsaid central compartment; a valve-stem extending longitudinally throughsaid central compartment and inlet and outlet chambers; a valve, fixedon said valvestem within said inlet chamber; a valve, loosely mounted onsaid valve-stem within said outlet chamber; means for holding suchvalve-stem normally in position with the inlet valve closed; and meansfor closing the valve in the outlet chamber and simultaneously openingthe valve in the inlet chamber; substantially as shown and described.

2. A valve, comprising a cylinder 12, suit ably mounted on the frame ofthe machine; a compartment 13, centrally thereof, and provided with anopening 30 in the wall thereof; a chamber 14, communicating with thecompartment 13, and provided with an inlet pipe 21; a chamber 15,communicating with the compartment 13, and provided with an outlet pipe29; a valve-stem 16, extending longitudinally of the chambers 14, 13 and15, and provided with a shoulder 27; a valve 17, fixed on the valve-stem16, and adapted to close the passage from the chamber 14 to thecompartment 13; a valve 22, loosely mounted on the valve-stem 16 withinthe chamber 15, and adapted to close the opening between such chamberand the chamber 13; a plunger 24, adapted to actuate the valve 22, toclose the same and simultaneously open the valve 17; and means forholding the valve 17 normally closed, substantially as shown and for thepurpose set forth.

3. In a device of the class named, the combination with a tank 1,provided with a cylinder 5 and piston 6 therein, and the bell 3,vertically movable in said tank, of the cylinder 12, suitably mounted onthe frame of the machine, and communicating with the cylinder 5;mechanism for permitting the passage of a body of water through thecylinder 12 and permitting the return thereof through said cylinder; aplunger 24, controlling the inlet of such water into the cylinder 12,and the discharge of such water therethrough; a lever 34, fulcrumed onthe frame of the machine, and adapted to actuate the plunger 24 topermit the inlet of water through the cylinder 12; and means foroperating the lever 34 to actuate such plunger when the bell 3 reachesthe end of its downward movement; substantially as shown and for thepurpose named.

4. In a device of the class named, the combination with a tank 1,provided with a cylinder 5 and piston 6 therein, and the bell 3,vertically movable in said tank, of the cylinder 12, suitably mounted onthe frame of the machine, and communicating with the cylinder 5;mechanism for permitting the passage of a body of water through thecylinder 12 and permitting the return thereof through such cylinder; aplunger 24, controlling the inlet of such water into the cylinder 12,and the discharge of such water therethrough; a lever 34, fulcrumed onthe frame of the machine, and adapted to actuate the plunger 24; meansfor operating the lever 34 to actuate the plunger 24 when the hell 3reaches the end of its downward movement; and means for operating thelever 34 to release such plunger when the bell 3 reaches the end of itsupward movement, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a device of the class named the combination, with a cylinder 12,and mechanism therein for alternately permitting the passage of a streamof water through such cylinder, and the return of such Watertherethrough, and a plunger 24, controlling the action of suchmechanism; of a lever 34, fulcrumed so as to have its short .end inproximity to the outer end of the plunger 24; a cam 36, interposedbetween the end of the lever 34 and the plunger 24, and provided with arecess 37; means for holding the lever 34 and cam 36 normally out ofengagement with the plunger 24; means for operating the lever 34 tocause the inward action of the plunger 24; and means for the operationof the lever 34 to release said plunger, substantially as shown and setforth.

6. The combination of an air-ptnnp, having a vertically movable bell 3 acylinder 6, centrally of said air-pump, and provided with a piston 7,adapted to raise the hell 3; a cylinder 12, mounted on the frame of themachine, and communicating with the cylinder 6; mechanism for admittinga current of water through the cylinder 12 to the cylinder 6 andpermitting the return thereof; a plunger 24, controlling the action ofsaid lastnamed mechanism; a lever 34, fulcrumed on the frame, andadapted to engage the plunger 24; a lever 38, fulerumed on the frame,and adapted to hold the lever 34 out of engagement with the plunger 24;a rod 32, fixed at its upper end to the upper edge of the bell 3; meansfor imparting the downward movement of the rod 32 to the lever 38, torelease the lever 34 when the bell 3 is reaching the end of its downwardmovement; and means for raising the lever 34 to its original positionwhen the bell 3 has nearly reached the end of its upward move ment,substantially as shown and for the purpose mentioned.

7. The combination of an air-pump, having a vertically movable hell 3; acylinder 6, centrally of said air-pump, and provided with a piston 7,adapted to raise the bell 3; a cylinder 12, mounted on the frame of themachine, and having means of communication with**the cylinder 6;mechanism for admitting a current of water through the cylinder 12 tothe cylinder 6 and permitting the return thereof; a plunger 24,controlling the action of said last-named mechanism; a rod 32, fixed tothe upper edge of the bell 3; means for imparting the downward movementof the rod 32 to the plunger 24 to force the same inwardly when the bell3 has nearly reached the end of its downward movement, and permit theoutward movement of said plunger 24 through the upward movement of saidrod 32 when the hell 3 has nearly reached the end of its upwardmovement, substantially as shown and described.

8. The combination of an airpump, having a vertically movable hell 3; acylinder 6, centrally of said air-pump, and provided with a piston 7,adapted to raise the bell 3; a cylinder 12, mounted on the frame of themachine, and having means of communication with the cylinder 6;mechanism for ad mitting a current of water through the cylinder 12 tothe cylinder 6 and permitting the return thereof; a plunger 24,controlling the action of said last-named mechanism; a lever 34,fulcrumed on the frame of the machine, and provided in its long end withan opening 35; a cam 36, pivotally supported so as to be interposedbetween the short end of the lever 34 and the outer end of the plunger24; a lever 38, fulcrumed on the frame, and adapted to hold the lever 34in elevated position; a rod 32, fixed to the upper edge of the bell 3,and provided at its lower end with an enlarged portion 33, and extendingthrough the opening in the lever 34; a weight 48, 7

supported on the long end of the lever 34, and adapted to be engaged bythe enlarged portion 33 of the rod 32; means for imparting the downwardmovement of the rod 32 to the lever 38 to release the lever 34, when thebell 3 has nearly reached the end of its downward movement; means forimparting the upward movement of the rod 32 to the lever 34 to releasethe same from engagement with the plunger 24 when the hell 3 has nearlyreached the end of its upward movement; and means for returning thelever 34 to its original elevated position, substantially as shown andset forth.

In testimony whereof, I my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT V. BREIDING.

\Vitnesses HARRY \VACHULER, JOHN M. HGGEE.

